Some of you fellas have already seen this old photo but here it is again. I used turkey to come up with a little different looking stone nymph some years back. Mostly just because I had plenty of turkey laying around. The mottled color sure works well when wet though and it's been a good fly. I don't always use biots for legs, webby hackle palmered over the thorax works just as well.

To tie the body I tie in the tips of a small slip/bundle of turkey tail over lead wire wraps. I then wrap the slip/bundle forward and lash the excess butt ends down just ahead. Then I tie in another slip/bundle on top of the lashed butts and wrap it forward. Usually takes about 3-4 slips/bundles to get to the thorax and will build the nice tapered body someone mentioned here that they wanted. I then counterwrap it with a vinyl rib and overcoat the whole thing with head cement. Still got bags of turkey feathers here too if anyone needs any.

wow! WK how many rocks did you have to turn over to find that one? The creek Im checking is full of those under most of the rocks.You'll go far pilgrim.Thanks for giving me something to work for.Be safe

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